Drinking-fountain.



L. D. LAWNIN.

DRINKING FOUNTAIN.

APPLICATION IILBD we. 27, 1910.

Patented Feb. 27, 1912.

Inventor: L.D.Lawnin Abb'Y.

MBIA PLANOGRAPH c UNITED STATES PATEN OFFICE.

LOUIS D. LAWNIN, OF EDWARDSVILLE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO N. O. NELSON MANUFACTURING GOIVIPAN Y, 01? ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPORATION.

DRINKING-FOUNTAIN.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS D. LAWNIN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Edwardsville, county of Madison, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drinking-' Fountains, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to a drinking fountain and has for its object the production of a drinking fountain that may be very easily attached to or substituted for the ordinary drinking faucets now in common use.

Figure I is a side elevation partly in section showing a drinking fountain embodying the features of my invention. Fig. II is an enlarged top or plan view.

In the accompanying drawings :1 designates a well known type of self-closing faucet such as is now in common use at public drinking places, said faucet being located above a sink 2.

3 designates a pipe for supplying water to the faucet 1.

The fountain nozzle 4 is preferably in the form of a ball having a central opening 5, as a nozzle of this shape will be kept absolutely clean by the water discharged through the opening 5. A hollow nozzle holder 6 is arranged below the nozzle and may be secured to it in any suitable manner.

The fountain is supplied with water by a pipe which connects the faucet 1 to the nozzle holder, said pipe being composed of a vertical section 7 having its upper end secured to the faucet, and horizontal sections 8 connecting the vertical section to the nozzle holder.

To enable an authorized person to prop erly adjust the flow of water at the fountain nozzle, a valve 9 is preferably interposed between the pipe sections 8. This valve is provided with a non-circular adjusting stem 10 adapted to be operated by a key or socket wrench 11.

The L-shaped structure produced by the parts just described is reinforced or supported at its outer end by a rod 12 slidably mounted in a depending leg of the noz- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 27, 1910.

Patented Feb. 2'7, 1912.

Serial No. 579,198.

zle holder 6, said rod having a hook-shaped end which passes over the top edge of the sink 2. This rod after being properly adjusted may be locked in position by a set screw 13.

A drinking fountain constructed in accordance with this invention can be very easily applied to the public drinking faucets now used, although a simple and inexpensive structure, it is amply reinforced by the rod 12, which may be adjusted to firmly connect the apparatus to sinks of various dimensions.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination with a sink, of a self closing faucet, a fountain nozzle provided with a holder arranged below and secured to said nozzle, said holder having a depending leg, a pipe connecting said faucet to said nozzle holder, and a rod slidably mounted in the depending leg of the nozzle holder, said rod being provided with a curved port-ion extending over the edge of the sink for supporting said nozzle holder therefrom.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a sink or basin of a faucet disposed thereabove, a fountain nozzle suspended from said faucet, and means for reinforcing said fountain nozzle from the sides of said sink or basin.

In a device of the character described, the combination with a self-closing faucet, of a fountain nozzle, said nozzle being in the form of a ball provided with a central opening, a nozzle holder arranged below the nozzle and secured thereto, said holder hav ing a depending leg, a pipe for allowing water to pass from the faucet to said nozzle holder, a key-controlled adjustable valve interposed between said faucet and nozzle holder, a rod slidably mounted in the depending leg of the nozzle holder, said rod having a hook-shaped end for the purpose described, and a set screw fitted to the nozzle holder for locking said rod in position.

LOUIS D. LAWNIN.

In the presence of GEORGE H. PIERSON, SAML. F. LLOYD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

